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Bergen Adair

Bergen Adair is a Market Research Associate at SelectHub who writes content on CMMS, FM, EAM, Business Intelligence and Enterprise Reporting. She has had a love of the written word since she started reading voraciously at three years old, and studied creative writing at Colorado State University and Swansea University. In her free time she's usually reading (or napping) in a hammock, hiking with her dog, or listening to horror and true crime podcasts.

Author Tom Robbins may have said it best: “There’s birth, there’s death, and in between there’s maintenance.” For businesses in asset-heavy industries, routine maintenance is the most necessary of evils. But it doesn’t have to be. Cloud CMMS software can take some of that burden off your shoulders. Read on to learn more about the benefits of web-based CMMS software.

Bergen AdairCloud CMMS: Benefits of and Recommendations for Web-Based Solutions05.17.2019

So you’re looking to get your very own CRM software (Customer Relationship Management)? You may have decided it’s time to jump on the CRM wagon and utilize your first CRM, or you may be updating a clunky or underpowered one — either way, you’re probably unsure of how to proceed in choosing the right one. Don’t worry: it’s not nearly as daunting as it seems! Understanding your organization’s needs and requirements is the first step, so read on for a comprehensive CRM requirements checklist to use in conjunction with our CRM template to assist during the evaluation process.

Facebook and Twitter and ‘Gram — Oh my! In the modern era, it’s almost unheard of for businesses not to have a social media presence. Typically this presence is used to bring awareness to your organization, service or product, but social media can do a lot more than just spread the word. Social media business intelligence is rising to a place of power alongside other business intelligence tools that could change your business for the better. Read on to find out how you can put your social media to work!

Bergen AdairHow Your Organization Can Leverage Social Media for Business Intelligence04.29.2019

Is your business information coherent enough for advanced analysis, or is it time to get serious about aggregation? Data warehouses have massive potential to imbue your reporting and scrutiny tasks with increased accuracy, but there’s more than one way to implement a repository. With that in mind, we created this data warehouse requirements gathering template to help you make sense of the process and choose the right business intelligence software for your needs.

The year is 2019, and the Enterprise Asset Management software market is booming. As the focus has moved from simple maintenance management to organization-wide asset management, the market has changed accordingly. We asked industry experts for their insight into current and near-future EAM market trends, EAM market size, the state of the EAM software market and more.

So you’re looking to implement a computerized maintenance management system (CMMS) — congratulations! You’re about to change your business for the better. But getting started can be intimidating. Building a CMMS request for proposal requires evaluation of your organization’s needs, goals, budget and more. That’s why we’ve put together this CMMS RFP to help you get the ball rolling and get on your way to finding the perfect CMMS software for your organization.

Working with customers can be a challenging task. Keeping up with contacts, correctly diagnosing problems and ensuring satisfaction as well as positive interactions can feel like the weight of the world on the shoulders of your customer relations team. Customer relationship management software (CRM) can carry a lot of that workload for business and sales processes.

Choosing an embedded business intelligence or embedded analytics tool isn’t like choosing furniture. It’s more like choosing a friend who’ll join you on a journey over the course of the next few years. A journey that, in a fast-changing world, will be filled with unknowns and challenges. Luckily, you’re not flying blind. This guide will help you understand the basics of embedded analytics software, what embedded business intelligence (BI) software does and how to choose the right one for your business.

The world of maintenance management software (better known as CMMS or EAM) is vast, and it can be confusing. Choosing the right CMMS/EAM system for your business is crucial to getting the most out of this kind of business software. But how do you choose? Comparing industry leaders can help, so we’re breaking down the performance of Infor vs IFS vs Oracle, several top solutions in the EAM/CMMS space.

Bergen AdairInfor vs IFS vs Oracle: Which is the Winner in 2019?04.15.2019

The world of business software is constantly evolving, and that is especially true of cloud-based business intelligence tools. The best cloud analytics platforms, especially those that can scale responsively in order to support a company’s business models as they evolve, are starting to replace on-premise reporting solutions at great rates, and it’s easy to see why. Legacy systems lack the easy-to-customize user interfaces, prototyping tools and self-service BI which cloud platforms provide.

Bergen AdairSelecting From The Best Cloud Analytics Platforms04.15.2019

If your customers aren’t happy, nobody’s happy. That’s one reason customer relationship management (CRM) software is a crucial component to your company’s success. Nowadays, there are dozens of high-quality CRM software solutions that make the CRM aspect of your business a breeze. But which one should you choose? The number of options can induce choice paralysis. Here at SelectHub, we want to make the process as easy for you as possible, so we’ve compiled a comprehensive chart for choosing a CRM system. Here’s our comparison of Microsoft Dynamics 365 vs Salesforce Sales Cloud vs SugarCRM.

In recent years, organizations have increasingly turned to advanced software solutions to manage workloads, maintain profitability and ensure competitiveness within their respective industries. While there are several options available, business intelligence tools (BI) and business analytics tools (BA) are arguably the most widely implemented data management solutions. Business analysts and software buyers alike often ask what are the key differences between business intelligence vs business analytics.

Bergen AdairThe Difference Between Business Intelligence vs Business Analytics Solutions03.28.2019

Maintenance management is many things — crucial, becoming more advanced and incredibly diverse, just to name a few. But one thing it usually isn’t is cheap. Luckily for you, there are plenty of affordable, open-source and free CMMS software solutions on the market. To help you in your search, we’ve made a list of the most affordable and free maintenance management software of 2019.

Flaunting your assets can have several meanings — but it remains true that to flaunt them, you’ve got to take care of them! In business, you also have to manage those assets in order to maintain their value and keep them up and running. Luckily, you don’t have to work hard to keep them working when you use enterprise asset management software.

Saying Salesforce is a big name in the CRM software space is like saying Christianity is a popular religion — it’s pretty obvious to most people who know anything about CRM. But it doesn’t have to be the only option. For those who may be looking for something else, we gathered data on the best Salesforce alternatives to help you find the right match for your organization.

Bergen AdairSalesforce Competitors: 20 of the Top Salesforce Alternatives03.27.2019

When it comes to managing your assets, you want to be sure you’re choosing the right kind of software. Enterprise asset management (EAM) and computerized maintenance management systems (CMMS) are both asset management/maintenance systems, and are alike in many ways. The difference between EAM and CMMS comes down to their functionality and most common uses. We’ll break them down in an EAM vs CMMS comparison, so you can rest easy knowing you’re choosing the perfect type of software for your organization.

The business software world is full of buzzwords, some of which are so similar they can be very confusing. For example, what is the difference between EAM and ERP? While these two acronyms may seem similar, they actually refer to very different types of software. Let’s break down the differences between EAM vs ERP.

Bergen AdairEAM vs ERP: A Comprehensive Comparison of the Difference Between Them03.19.2019

The world of business is full of buzzwords, many of which can have confusing or even contradictory explanations. You’re not alone in your search for simple answers. For example, what is enterprise reporting? Your google search probably spat back mixed information about business software and journalism, and you know that can’t be right. We’re here to simplify and explain! Let’s break down the business definition of enterprise reporting software once and for all.

Businesses in the manufacturing and industrial industries rely on their equipment like a life raft. Without proper equipment, efficiency and productivity would drop or possibly grind to a halt. Even if you have the necessary equipment, you need to make sure every asset is operating at peak performance. Enter equipment maintenance software (better known as CMMS software) — business software which makes managing and scheduling equipment maintenance a breeze.

While the average person might balk at the phrase “embedded business intelligence (BI) and analytics,” you’re not the average person. You’re looking for embedded analytics software or looking to learn more about it, and you’ve come to the right place! We’ve compiled an embedded analytics requirements checklist to help guide you in your search for embedded BI software.

Bergen AdairEmbedded BI Requirements and Features for Embedded Analytics Software02.21.2019